The House Committee on Transportation 
         77th Legislature 
         April 26, 2001 
         Upon lunch recess 
         Speaker's Committee Room 
          
         Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on April 26,  
         2001, the House Committee on Transportation met in a formal  
         meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative  
         Alexander, at 11:11 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:  Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Hamric; Hill;  
                   Noriega; Pickett (6). 
          
         Absent:   Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Edwards; Swinford (3). 
          
         A quorum was present. 
          
         The chair directed that the March 27, 2001, minutes for the  
         House Committee on Transportation be corrected. The corrected  
         minutes were authorized without objection. 
          
         SB 1078 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1078 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hill offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Alexander moved that SB 1078, as amended, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Hamric;  
                             Hill; Noriega; Pickett (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Edwards; Swinford   
                        (3).  
           
         HB 1138 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1138 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Pickett moved that HB 1138, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
  
         Ayes:               Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Hamric;  
                             Hill; Noriega; Pickett (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Edwards; Swinford   
                        (3).  
           
         HB 1375 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1375 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Alexander offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Alexander moved that HB 1375, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Hamric;  
                             Hill; Noriega; Pickett (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Edwards; Swinford   
                        (3).  
           
         HB 1777 
          
         The chair laid out HB 1777 as pending business.  
          
         The bill was left pending without objection.  
          
         HB 2043 
         The chair laid out HB 2043 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Alexander offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Alexander moved that HB 2043, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
  
         Ayes:               Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Hamric;  
                             Hill; Noriega; Pickett (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Edwards; Swinford   
                        (3).  
           
         HB 3433 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3433 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Alexander offered a complete committee  
         substitute.  
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Alexander moved that HB 3433, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Hamric;  
                             Hill; Noriega; Pickett (6).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Davis, Yvonne; Edwards; Swinford   
                        (3).  
           
         (Representative Davis, Yvonne now present.) 
         HB 3681 
          
         The chair laid out HB 3681 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Pickett offered an amendment to the measure.  
          
         The amendment was adopted without objection. 
          
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendment into a  
         committee substitute. 
          
         The committee substitute was adopted without objection. 
          
         Representative Alexander moved that HB 3681, as substituted, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Davis,  
                             Yvonne; Hamric; Hill; Noriega; Pickett (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Edwards; Swinford  (2).  
           
         SB 586 
          
         The chair laid out SB 586 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Alexander moved that SB 586, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Davis,  
                             Yvonne; Hamric; Hill; Noriega; Pickett (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Edwards; Swinford  (2).  
           
         SB 1162 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1162 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Hawley moved that SB 1162, without amendments, be  
         reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on  
         Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Davis,  
                             Yvonne; Hamric; Hill; Noriega; Pickett (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Edwards; Swinford  (2).  
           
         SB 1680 
          
         The chair laid out SB 1680 as pending business.  
          
         Representative Alexander moved that SB 1680, without amendments,  
         be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation  
         that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the  
  
         following record vote:  
          
         Ayes:               Representatives Alexander; Hawley; Davis,  
                             Yvonne; Hamric; Hill; Noriega; Pickett (7).  
           
         Nays:               None (0).  
           
         Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).  
           
         Absent:        Representatives Edwards; Swinford  (2).  
           
         At 11:30 a.m., on the motion of Representative Hill and without  
         objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the  
         chair. 
          
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         Rep. Alexander, Chair 
          
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         Cheryl Jourdan, Clerk